ياO صاحِfriend عَرِّجstop by بِجِسرِat the bridge of جِسرينِJisrin
يا صاحِ عَرِّج بِجِسرِ جِسرينِ
وَلاand do not تَحِدstray عَنfrom فيحِopen expanse of البَساتينِthe gardens
وَلا تَحِد عَن فيحِ البَساتينِ
O friend, stop by the bridge of Jisrin,
O friend, pass by the bridge of bridges
and do not stray from the gardens’ open expanse.
And do not deviate from the gardens' scents
تِلكَthose البَساتينُthe gardens زُيِّنَتwere adorned فَزَهَتand grew radiant
تِلكَ البَساتينُ زُيِّنَت فَزَهَت
بِياسَمينٍwith jasmine غَضٍّfresh وَنِسرينِand wild roses
بِياسَمينٍ غَضٍّ وَنِسرينِ
Those gardens were adorned and grew radiant
Those gardens are adorned and bloomed
with fresh jasmine and wild roses.
With fresh jasmine and eglantine
قُمrise وَاِسقِنيand pour me قَهوَةًwine مُشَعشَعَةًmixed with water
قُم وَاِسقِني قَهوَةً مُشَعشَعَةً
مِنfrom صَيدَناياSaydnaya وَمِنand from صَريفينِSarifin
مِن صَيدَنايا وَمِن صَريفينِ
Rise and pour me wine mixed with water,
Get up and make me a bright coffee
from Saydnaya and from Sarifin:
From Sidon and from Serafand
مَدامَةًwine تَجلِبُbrings السُرورَjoy وَتَنand banishes (continued)
مَدامَةً تَجلِبُ السُرورَ وَتَن
فيcompletion of ‘banishes’ الهَمَّsorrow عَنfrom قَلبthe heart of كُلِّevery مَحزونِgrieving person
في الهَمَّ عَن قَلب كُلِّ مَحزونِ
wine that brings joy and
A drink that brings joy and disperses
banishes sorrow from every grieving heart.
Sorrow from the heart of every sad one
أَناI الَّذيthe one who جاءَcame to مَنthe one who يَلومُreproaches عَلىfor الthe
أَنا الَّذي جاءَ مَن يَلومُ عَلى ال
هَوىlove بِقَولٍwith words بِالصِّدقِwith truth مَقرونِcoupled
هَوى بِقَولٍ بِالصِّدقِ مَقرونِ
I am the one who came to him who reproaches me for
I am the one who came and blames love
love, with words coupled with truth:
With words of utter truth
لاdo not تَعذِلونيreproach me فيمَنconcerning the one whom أَهيمُI am madly in love بِهِwith him
لا تَعذِلوني فيمَن أَهيمُ بِهِ
أَنتُمyou (plural) لَكُمfor you دينُكُمyour religion وَليand for me دينيmy religion
أَنتُم لَكُم دينُكُم وَلي ديني
Do not reproach me for the one I am madly in love with;
Do not blame me for whom I pine for
you have your religion, and I have mine.
You have your religion and I have mine
وَكُلُّناand all of us نَرتَجيhope for النَجاةَsalvation غَداًtomorrow
وَكُلُّنا نَرتَجي النَجاةَ غَداً
وَاللَهُand God مِمّاfrom what أَخافُI fear يُنجينيsaves me
وَاللَهُ مِمّا أَخافُ يُنجيني
And we all hope for salvation tomorrow,
And we all hope for salvation tomorrow
and God will save me from what I fear.
And God will save me from what I fear